Hey I think we all should boycott GE products....

[Flabbergasted]

Wouldn't that be fun?

[CanuckAmok]

1. Fun... and dark!

[Flabbergasted]

2. GE is the dark would rather not have the light?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

15. English would help your boycott.

Also, it doesn't seem apparent that you have any clue as to what GE actually makes or does.

Do you at all appreciate the fact that they're one of the most innovative companies when it comes to alternative energy?

[Flabbergasted]

17. Do you appreciate at all the fact that Global Companies are destroying

the planet.

[NoPasaran]

25. Destroying the planet?

What, are they shipping chunks of it to Mars?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

28. No, they're hiring General Electric trucking services..

..to transport the chunks off to mars.

Boycott Mack and Peterbilt!

And speaking of mars (and the space aliens that inhabit it), it's time to boycott the X-Files! A clear connection between space aliens and General Electric has finally been established. I always knew that David Duchovny neocon had something to do with GE..!

[Flabbergasted]

18. BTW I knew my English was off.....I'm a political songwriter, a poet

Left it as was on purpose.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

24. Okay..

I don't see how or why, but I'll take your word for it. ;-)

[norml]

3. No NBC? No CNBC? No MSNBC?

I'd miss Olbermann!

[Flabbergasted]

4. What would you gain? Really?

[norml]

5. Can't be done. I'll oppose whatever bad thing GE has done some other way.

What bad thing have they done now?

It would be hard to boycott everything GE makes or does, especially their turbines and generators.

[Flabbergasted]

6. Do you really want me to answer this question??? I'd really like to know

what you think"?

[norml]

8. Yes, I want to know what they've done, what's brought them up.

And you'd really like to know what I think about what, a boycott?

What I think is they are awfully big to boycott entirely.

Of course they would hate the negative PR from a boycott's education campaign.

So, educate me.

Is it their military stuff?

Their media stuff?

Why should I attempt to boycott GE?

[Flabbergasted]

9. Why would you need to boycott them entirely? Take a chunk!

[norml]

10. Why boycott them at all?

Make your case.

Paste a story.

Post a link.

Give some reason.

Don't just say "Boycott GE".

Tell me why?

[Flabbergasted]

11. Ok...Because GE is truly one of the most powerful forces on the earth...

They are corrupt from the heart and we need SOME TOOLS TO WORK WITH!~

[SeveneightyWhoa]

16. Corrupt from the heart?

I'd ask you to elaborate or provide some evidence, but I know you won't, so I won't ask you to do anything.

Good luck with your boycott!

[Flabbergasted]

19. Sure SeveneightyWhoa I'll expand But I'm not going to waste my

time if you just want to give me hell....Go to C.A. Cynics Anonymous.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

22. Don't worry, I've been engaged in my own personal boycott..

..of GE's consumer products for the longest time (basically because of their NBC division and nothing more). I recently relapsed when I bought a cheap GE phone at Wal-Mart (c'mon, $20!), because I've been more impressed with the company lately. It's really not that bad and I couldn't even remember WHY I was "boycotting" it.

I just don't make threads on DU telling other people to join me without offering any reasons for doing so.

[Flabbergasted]

7. What the hell are you talking about?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

12. What are YOU talking about?

This is like the tenth thread you've made on boycotting General Electric. I've yet to see you state a reason for doing so.

Is the fact that they're a big company your major reason for boycotting them? Do you really expect to gain support for your little boycott by simply telling DU'ers to boycott this company merely because its large?

Out of all the DU internet campaigns I've seen lately, this one is probably the weirdest, even moreso than a rose drive for Cynthia McKinney for punching a cop..

[Flabbergasted]

20. I'm Very well versed on advertising....I know the incredible effort it

takes for people to pay attention to an idea. Plus I just love getting people going...I like to throw a little more wood on the fire. I'd say we can cook the repubs alive with a little innovation....

[SeveneightyWhoa]

23. Innovation?

Haha, you sound like a GE commercial!

You really are well versed on advertising!

Seriously though, please tell me how a few people boycotting this ENORMOUS company (with only a relatively miniscule percentage of its revenue coming from consumer divisions) will "cook the repubs alive"? You really sound, um, unhinged. The reason I'm consistently attacking your boycott idea is because of how ridiculous your proposal is; in fact its getting to the point where I'm thinking you've been paid by GE to turn people AGAINST General Electric boycotts.

[Flabbergasted]

26. More or less I was doing a personal experiment on what would happen

if I offered a truly scary thing for corporations....Boycotts....as a thread. I wanted to see what would come out of the woodwork. And you popped up.

Everything you've written so far has been a personal attack. The only conclusion I can draw is that you have an alterior motive. I know you won't admit it.

Gosh you went to Walmart to buy a GE phone made in China with slave labor. You must be so proud of yourself.

So have you run a business? Do kou know anything about advertising? Do you know how to plan and promote an idea?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

27. LOL, personal attacks eh?

Apparently your definition of "personal attack" is an attack on someone's ridiculous idea. God forbid a liberal DU'er attack your juvenile boycott!

Anyway, now I finally know the reason for your so-called "boycott" -- seeing who "would come out of the woodwork" to attack it. Well you've caught me! I'm a corporate stooge!

I'm amazed at how you just started your post by accusing me of engaging in personal attacks, then used the rest of your post to personally attack me. ("Alterior motive" ... "You must be so proud of yourself." - What the fuck are you talking about?)

If you HAVE run a business and know anything about advertising, you're doing an absolutely horrendous job of showing it.

[Flabbergasted]

30. I truly appreciate you taking the time to help me to clarify my idea....

thanks Buddy take care.....

:toast:

[SeveneightyWhoa]

31. Hey, no prob!

I'm glad I pushed you towards clarifying the message behind your boycott.

I look forward to the next thread, which I know will be well-organized and full of specifics and facts. :thumbsup:

[Earth_First]

13. Is a second thread devoted to this really necessary?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

14. Yes!

Do you realize how much bigger a four-person boycott is than a two-person boycott??!!

[Flabbergasted]

21. Well its probably more like 20 to 30 before the brain really registers

the concept....That's how advertising works....

[newspeak]

29. I already did

a long time ago---GE is one behemoth monopolistic monster--when we had somewhat of a government, they couldn't even contain GE. For the government to bring a monopoly lawsuit againt GE, it would have monetary wise hurt the government. GE is into everything from GMO food to war toys. They already have enough profits, I'm not going to support them further.